Today’s Final Jeopardy – Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Current Champion

Nikolas Polsinelli, career statistics:
44 correct, 6 incorrect
2/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
35.96% in first on buzzer (41/114)
4/5 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $10,600)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $17,500

To win:
3 games: 64.111%
4: 41.102%
5: 26.351%
6: 16.894%
7: 10.831%
Avg. streak: 3.786 games.
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All Time Winnings

All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Regular Play Only:

1. Ken Jennings $2,520,700
2. James Holzhauer $2,462,216
3. Matt Amodio $1,518,601
4. Amy Schneider $1,382,800
5. Jamie Ding $882,605
6. Cris Pannullo $748,286
7. Mattea Roach $560,983
8. Jason Zuffranieri $532,496
9. Scott Riccardi $455,000
10. David Madden $430,400
11. Julia Collins $428,100
12. Matt Jackson $411,612
13. Austin Rogers $411,000
14. Ray Lalonde $386,400
15. Harrison Whitaker $373,999
16. Adriana Harmeyer $349,600
17. Caleb Groen $346,968
18. Adam Remsen $306,415
19. Ryan Long $299,400
20. Arthur Chu $297,200

All Time Jeopardy! Winnings, Including Tournaments (and Consolation Prizes):

1. Brad Rutter $4,968,436
2. Ken Jennings $4,372,700
3. James Holzhauer $3,614,216
4. Matt Amodio $1,964,601
5. Amy Schneider $1,864,800
6. Yogesh Raut $1,598,403
7. Victoria Groce $1,023,801
8. Mattea Roach $897,983
9. Jamie Ding $885,605
10. David Madden $785,733
11. Cris Pannullo $754,286
12. Roger Craig $706,200
13. Andrew He $684,365
14. Larissa Kelly $671,930
15. Matt Jackson $623,612
16. Jason Zuffranieri $549,496
17. Paolo Pasco $548,717
18. Scott Riccardi $533,000
19. Jerome Vered $499,102
20. Julia Collins $495,767
21. Austin Rogers $493,000
22. Juveria Zaheer $491,000
23. Ben Ingram $449,201
24. Adriana Harmeyer $446,600
25. Buzzy Cohen $441,603

Here’s today’s Final Jeopardy (in the category American History) for Wednesday, August 2, 2023 (Season 39, Game 28):

Ben Franklin, John Adams & John Jay succeeded as a trio in this city, though Adams wrote of fearing the other 2 would gang up on him

(correct response beneath the contestants)

Today’s Jeopardy! contestants:

Pam Schoenberg, a dentist & entrepreneur from South Salem, New York

Renée Russell, a branch office administrator from Baltimore, Maryland

James Fraser, a Naval aviator from Newport Beach, California

Andy’s Pregame Thoughts:

Today’s third encore presentation of 2023 features Pam Schoenberg, Renée Russell, and James Fraser.

Interestingly, today is the first Wednesday in August in metro St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, and today is one of the world’s few weather-dependent holidays here. The day of the Royal St. John’s Regatta is a civic holiday in metro St. John’s—but it is only a holiday if the weather is of sufficient quality to hold the event; it is postponed to the following day otherwise. Thus, an interesting event known as “Regatta roulette” often takes place the night before, with residents often partying on Tuesday in the hope that Wednesday dawns a nice enough day weather-wise such that most residents don’t need to go to work.

Correct response: What is Paris?

More information about Final Jeopardy:

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As the American Revolution drew to a close in the early 1780s, the United States sent four to Paris to negotiate with the British: Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Henry Laurens, and John Adams. Only three, however—Franklin, Jay, and Adams—were signatories to the final primary Treaty of Paris.

Interestingly, the original French proposal for the treaty—that the United States ends at the Appalachian Mountains—was soundly rejected by the Americans, who proceeded to negotiate directly with Lord Shelburne, the British PM at the time. Shelburne thought that there would eventually be lucrative trade between Britain and America, and thus saw fit to give the Americans incredibly favorable terms—as far west as the Mississippi River, the current eastern border with Canada, and plentiful fishing rights.

Circling back to the second part of today’s Final Jeopardy! clue, Adams wrote in his diaries that Franklin’s “cunning will be to divide us”; that’s certainly the best way to describe the fear that Adams would be ganged up on by Jay and Franklin in Paris.

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Game Recap & Tonight’s Game Stats:

Looking to find out who won Jeopardy! today? Here’s the Wednesday, August 2, 2023 Jeopardy! by the numbers, along with a recap:

Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: A Place In History; TV; Writers’ Middle Names; Holidays & Observances; Home Computing; Devouring Eating Idioms)

James found the Daily Double immediately and used that to jump out to a big lead after both 15 and 30 clues. Pam had some success after the break to pull into second place.

Statistics at the first break (15 clues):

James 8 correct 0 incorrect
Pam 3 correct 0 incorrect
Renée 2 correct 1 incorrect

Today’s interviews:

Pam wants to thank fans for suggesting her for Second Chance.
Renée got carpal tunnel surgery before Second Chance.
James was deployed when he got contacted for Second Chance.

Statistics after the Jeopardy round:

James 13 correct 0 incorrect
Pam 9 correct 0 incorrect
Renée 4 correct 1 incorrect

Scores after the Jeopardy! Round:

James $8,800
Pam $4,600
Renée $1,000

Double Jeopardy! Round:

(Categories: What A Butte!; The Parent Company; Science & Nature; Adjectives; Faith, Hope & Charity; Second Chance Songs)

James found the second Daily Double early in this round and bet $3,699 to turn the numbers interesting for Final. Renée found the third one; unfortunately, she was incorrect, and her attempts to get back into the game led to her finishing today’s game in the red. Pam did enough to avoid James holding a runaway, though! Scores going into Final were James at $20,800, Pam at $15,400, and

Statistics after Double Jeopardy:

James 21 correct 1 incorrect
Pam 19 correct 0 incorrect
Renée 11 correct 4 incorrect
Total number of unplayed clues this season: 8 (0 today).

Scores going into Final:

James $20,899
Pam $15,400
Renée -$800

James was the only correct player in Final—he moves on to tomorrow’s two-game total-point final against Jessica and Molly!

Tonight’s results:

Renée -$800 (By rule, did not participate in Final Jeopardy)
Pam $15,400 – $5,500 = $9,900 (What is Philadelphia)
James $20,899 + $10,902 = $31,801 (What is Paris?) (Finalist)

Other Miscellaneous Game Statistics:

Daily Double locations:

1) HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES $1000 (clue #1)
James 0 +1000 (Renée 0 Pam 0)
2) WHAT A BUTTE! $1600 (clue #3)
James 10000 +3699 (Renée 1000 Pam 5800)
3) ADJECTIVES $2000 (clue #10, $21600 left on board)
Renée 5400 -5000 (James 15299 Pam 6600)
Overall Daily Double Efficiency for this game: 44

Clue Selection by Row, Before Daily Doubles Found:

J! Round:
James 5*
Renée
Pam

DJ! Round:
James 4* 3 5
Renée 3 4 2 4 5*
Pam 3 3

Average Row of Clue Selection, Before Daily Doubles Found:

James 4.25
Pam 3.00
Renée 3.60

Unplayed clues:

J! Round: None!
DJ! Round: None!
Total Left On Board: $0
Number of clues left unrevealed this season: 8 (0.29 per episode average), 0 Daily Doubles

Game Stats:

James $18,800 Coryat, 21 correct, 1 incorrect, 33.33% in first on buzzer (19/57), 1/1 on rebound attempts (on 3 rebound opportunities)
Pam $15,400 Coryat, 19 correct, 0 incorrect, 28.07% in first on buzzer (16/57), 3/3 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
Renée $4,200 Coryat, 11 correct, 4 incorrect, 24.56% in first on buzzer (14/57), 0/0 on rebound attempts (on 1 rebound opportunity)
Combined Coryat Score: $38,400
Lach Trash: $9,200 (on 8 Triple Stumpers)
Coryat lost to incorrect responses (less double-correct responses): $6,400

Player Statistics:

James Fraser, career statistics:

44 correct, 5 incorrect
1/2 on rebound attempts (on 5 rebound opportunities)
38.39% in first on buzzer (43/112)
2/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $4,699)
1/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $18,100

Renée Russell, career statistics:

28 correct, 5 incorrect
1/1 on rebound attempts (on 4 rebound opportunities)
24.56% in first on buzzer (28/114)
2/3 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: $2,000)
0/1 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $9,600

Pam Schoenberg, career statistics:

43 correct, 3 incorrect
4/4 on rebound attempts (on 6 rebound opportunities)
33.33% in first on buzzer (38/114)
1/2 on Daily Doubles (Net Earned: -$400)
0/2 in Final Jeopardy
Average Coryat: $16,700

Andy’s Thoughts:

• Today’s box score: August 2, 2023 Box Score.

Final Jeopardy! wagering suggestions:

(Scores: James $20,899 Pam $15,400 Renée -$800)

James: Standard cover bet over Pam is $9,902. If you absolutely despise this category, you can bet between $0 and $1,097, hoping that Pam makes a small bet. (Actual bet: $10,902)

Pam: If James makes the standard cover bet and is incorrect, he falls to $10,997. Limit your bet to $4,402. (Actual bet: $5,500)

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